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1964 Map of Dead Indian Hill

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Dead Indian Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Bighorn Canyon dominates this 1964 survey, capturing the dramatic landscape of south-central Montana shortly after the impoundment of the Yellowtail Reservoir. The map illustrates a transitional period for the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, where the rising waters of the Bighorn River wind through steep limestone corridors. To the west, the Crow Indian Reservation Boundary separates the canyon floor from the high, arid plateaus marked by significant local landmarks such as Dead Indian Hill.

Evidence of early livestock and land use is found in the distribution of isolated water sources like Annexer Spring and Petes Spring, along with several prospects and a quarry near the Pitchfork Creek drainage. Of particular interest to genealogists and local historians is the lone grave located south of Deadman Creek, a poignant reminder of the homesteaders or travelers who navigated this challenging terrain before it became a federal recreation zone.